Overview
Set in the Lisbon during the festivities of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of lovers and the old town. The story is about Cato, a nationalist politician who is charismatic and unscrupulous. He obsessively pursues Silvia, a mystical and mysterious young transvestite whom he meets at the festival. When Silvia runs into Vicente, a policeman who arrests transvestites and threatens them, Silvia must look towards blackmail to save herself. Compromising photos of Cato start to emerge among opposition parties and he must do all in his power to save his political career.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 18, 2000
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Spoken languages
- Portuguese
- Countries
- France, Portugal
- Cast
- Luís Miguel Cintra,Joana Bárcia,Manuela de Freitas,Miguel Guilherme,Fernando Heitor,Carla Chambel,Paulo Pinto,Manuel Mozos,Pedro Pernas,Pedro Miguel Silvaand 7 more
- Director
- Paulo Rocha
- Producer
- Paulo Rocha,Gérard Vaugois
- Cinematography
- Elso Roque
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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